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Ranking The Last 10 First-Overall NFL Draft Picks

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The first-overall pick in the National Football League’s annual college draft is routinely one of the most scrutinized positions in the entire sports world. The expectation placed on this player, regardless of the obvious fluctuation of talent level coming in each year, remains unreasonably high. There’s rarely a standalone player at the top. Instead, there’s a handful of closely-rated prospects that writers endlessly debate until the draft. I decided to rank the past ten players to be selected with the top pick, going back to the 2007 Draft. Let’s see how they stack up.

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